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Home Page	Some Kind of wonderfu OR Memoirs of a Mango Jeannie Rhoades I came to Castañer during a vacation from school ' and I found in Castañer an even greater chance to learn. I learned the taste of mango, passion fruit, and guave and the smell of garlic with aregano and coffee brewing. I learned that there are 602 curves between Castañer and Ponce. and that standing up in the Land Rover is easier than sitting down. I learned the sound of the "publico" horn when I was trying to sleep and the sound of the ice cream truck during the Sunday sermon I learned that you can't avoid mimi bites or stepping on toads at night and you can't avoid filling the nursery when the moon is full I learned the beauty of coral in the odean depths and the cheer of periwinkles nodding on Guilarte's slopes I learned to love Castañer...her sights, her smells, her tastes and her sounds and, especially, I learned to love her people...people I will never forget" I learned that you don't say "adios" when you leave Castañer ; you say "hasta luego!"